AGRICULTURE. WHAT AN JEUG IS. —To the reflective mind the egg constitutes one of the greatest marvels of nature. At first view it would seem that it is an especial characteristic of birds; but when we observe that fishes, so different from birds in their organization and their mode ot life, have also eggs, we see that it must be the same in one sense with all kinds of animals. A pullet's egg is a very small germ, possessing at tirst only the most essential organs for the actual sustenance of its existence, and the gradual development of its other parts inclosed iu a box, with its provisions for t he time it must actually remain in seclusion. The animal is the little whitish circle remarked in the membrane which envelops t.ie mass ot the yolk. The house destiued to pro tect the young animal until it has ae acquired all of its own organs, and all the necessary strength, and yet allow the air and heat to penetrate, is the shell. Ilence, the size of the eggs ot animals is, not necessarily proportioned to the size of the animals to which they belong. All animals, what.ver they may be—from the elephaut t>> ihe hum ming-bird—are at the moment when they begin v o feci the principle of life nearly of the same size. That which varies in the provision of nourishment they require. The crocodile, destined to attain coilossial dimensions, can take care of himself very well in the liver where he WAS born when he has attain ed the size of a ! '/z rd ; so nature places in the box where lie is confined food sufficient to enable hiin to reach that size. The same with fishes; there are sono enormous ones which had only \ey small eggs, because, howeva - di miuutive they may he on leaving their envelope, they can already obtain their own living iu the TOIOIN of the river or ocean. STARTING PLANTS EARLY.— A writer on gardening gives the following hints on starting tender seeds, such as toma toes, squashes, melons and the like: "It is desirable in transplanting not to check the growth by disturbing the roots. A good way to avoid tills is to scrape out turnips, fill them with good soil, and plaut in two or three seeds, setting them In a warm, light place, and keeping them moist. When tie weather is suitable, place these out in the garden at the proper deoth. The turnip will decay and the plant will thrive unchecked improperly cared for. Do not use pjtdt* e< instead of turnips.' Another method is to use squares of sod, say six inehes wide, from good mellow soil, turn them bottom up. and put such seed as squash, melon or sweet corn, and treat them in the same way, not putting out till the weather is quite warm, and then pro tecting against bugs. For more deli cate plauts, flowers, etc., make little square paper boxes out of thin writing uaper or thick newspaj er, merely fold lng theui at the corners as you would the paper in covering a book an 1 tack ing them with a needle and thread; mate them about three inches square and two deep. Fill with good soil; start the seeds and put theui out at the proper time, boxes and all, without disturbing the roots. If you fear the paper is too strong for the roots to peuetrate, cut carefully on the bottom of the box the shape of a eross and all will be well. BULBS. —In those parts of Holland where bulb culture is practised, the routine is generally as follows: The first year the soil is broken up and dug to a depth of from five to six inches, a heavy dressing of cow manure being applied, and a crop of potatoes taken, alter which the bulbs are planted in the autumn, and the beds remain cov ered with reeds until May. The sec ond year's culture consists in collect ing the buds about midsummer, aud tlieu grass seeds are sown to prevent the light oil from drifting, while in the autumn the bulbs of different kinds aie sown on the greei-Jsward. EARLY LAYING IN PULLETS. —'There is nothing that will so increase the early laying of pullets as to be fed with raw bones pounded in pieces of proper size. It strengthens them and prevents leg weakness, which is otten seen iu cock erels. But lor chickens intended for exhibition we would not recommend its use, lor it is conceded that growth ceases when the pullet commences to lay. In these bone dust will be found to answer better, as it does not have the same effect on their tendency to lay. UAULLING OUT MANURE. —WhiIe the ground is hard or covered with snow, the manure heaps can be hauled to the Ilelds with the least trouble. Those who have proiited by our hints for the past few months, will have the manure In good condition for hauling odt now ; others will have it lying uround loose and unworktd, and consequently use less for some time yet. LITTER FOB STOCK.— If the litter for stock is cut into three-inch lengths, or even smaller, it will hold more moist ure, will make better and liner manure and will keep the animals cleaner than long litter. The gain in the quantity of the manure, in one ytar, the aving in time in the handling, and increased effectiveness of it, will pay good inter est on the cost of a wind-mill, and a fodder-cutter, to do the cutting. THE MERINO.— It is stated that the common sheep In Germany grow from 6,000 to 5,500 wool-hairs to the square Inch, while the pure bred Merino siieep, that are used in improving them by crossing, have from 40,000 to 48,000 wool-hairs to the square inch. The cross-bred sheep when a pure Merino ram has been used 011 one side of the ancestral life, have but 27,000 wool hairs to the square inch. FATTENING STOCK.— An English farmer, very successful during two years in fattening cattle or sheep, sup plied a ration made as follows: Eight bushels of coru soaked in ten pails of water two days, them simmer for an hour; afterwards mix with fourteen pounds coarse, cheap sugar, and coin mingle with cut hay, straw or other lodder. CAKE OF HORSES, —Horses hate soli tude, and are made savage by being kept alone. Goats ought always to be kept in large stables, because they will lace tire, and horses will follow them out, though they would not go by them selves. Harks of Approbation. In tbe shape of increasing demand* for Hos tetters Stomach Bitters are constant y reach ing its propr etors. The mining and agricul tural populations of tlie far west are particu larly alive to ite merits, for it possesses the very qualities wh ch emigrants to those re mote districts require. It protects them from ma aria, it fort fies them agains] the injurious * n* B frequently proceed from a mode of life fraufcht with hardships. and it has an ui impeachable record forth roughue*s. Trav elers to foreign countries manners, and those generally who ive an out-door life, will find that its protective and brae ng properties have not been exaggerated by the manv who have borne favorable witness in its behalf. A rock JS no firmer on its base than this medlclue in U> confidence of our people. DOMESTIC. To COLOR COTTON GOODS. —First to prepare the water tor coloring for all dyes; take tour pails of water; add one quart wheat brau; tie the bran loosely in a thin coarse bag; before heating squeeze the bran until the water Is white; boil and takeoff the ecu in. Dove and slate colors are all made by boiling in iron a cupful of good black tea with a teaspoonful of copperas, and sufficient water to cover the goods; dilute this until you get the desired shade. About three shades of any color look well blended together. Salmon is made by boiling annatto iu soap-suds. A good green is obtained by taking vol low cloth and dipping it into blue dye. All dying should be done the same day, us many things can be used for different shades anil colors. For a good black, to each pound of goods, take one of blue vitriol, one of copperas dissolved in sufficient water to cover the goods; boil an hour; take two ounces extract ol logwood and boil one hour; put iu the goods, stirring and lifting often ; then add a strong solution of common sail made boiling hot; let them remain tif teen minutes, then rinse in several clear waters. A handsome brown is obtain ed by steeping black walnut or butter nut shucks until all the color is extract ed; put iu the goods until ot the re quired shade; rinse in ng soapsuds. Aniline must be dissolved in alcohol, strained off in sufficient water to cover the goods, lifting constantly and keep ing it quite hot; rinse in alum water; dry iu the shade. FOR AN IRRITATED THROAT, Cough or Cold, " Broicn's Bronchial Troches" are offered with the fullest confidence in their efficacy. They maintain the good reputation they have justly acquired. KKEI* THE STABLE CLEAN. —We need to impress upon all dairymen some idea of what is necessarily classed under the head of cleanliness In the dairy. The stabje must be clean—lree from manure and all offensive odorous mat ter, and enough sawdust, dry dirt, plaster, or effective absorbent and de odorizer used to remove all disagree able smells. The stable must be well ventilated, and the cows have plenty of Iresh, pure air to breathe. This must be in summer or winter, as foul air, as well as foul food, will taint the whole system ot the cow. Air, food and drink must be pure, and the sur roundings clean and sweet. If this is not the condition under which the cow is kept, then there is not sufficient cleanliness in this part of the dairy. Verv seldom do we see a stable that even approximates this degree of clean liness. Yet this is indispensible, a> surely as the milk is made of, and flav ored by what the cow eats, drinks and inhales. PREPARING FOR THE GARDEN. —If ma nure has not been spread upon the lawn, it can be done in March, but it should be well rotted and entirely trie from w. e 1 iOjd-. Make all the 11 ins for new paths, drives, flower-beds, etc., and if these are to be of much extent, draw up a plan or map of the grounds as a guide in the work. Cannas and other large roots stored in the cellar will need at tention, and all decaying parts removed. The seeds for choice annuals should be selected, and for early growth uiay be started in window boxes. No poisonous drugs enter into tha composition of Carboline, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the natural hair restorer and dressing as now improved and perfected. It is the perfection of the chemist's art, and will, beyond a peradventure, restore the hair on bald Weads. FAVORITE MEAT I'lE. —Take eold roast beef or roast meat of any kind, slice it thin, cut it rather small, lay it, wet with gravy, and sufficiently peppered and salted, in a meat pie dish. It liked, a small onion may be chopped line and sprinkled over it. Over the meat pour a couple of stewed tomatoes, a little more pepper, and a thick layer of mash ed potatoes. Bake slowly in a moder ate oven till the top is a light brown. WHIPPED CREAM. —Take one pint of very thick cream, sweeten it with very line sugar and orange flower water ; boil it, Beatthewhi.es ot ten eggs with a little cold cream, strain it, add when the cream is upon the boil, pour in the eggs, stirring it well till it conies to a thick curd; then take it up and strain itagaia through a hair sieve. Beat, it well with a spoon till it is cold, then place it in a dish in which you wish to serve it. BEEF ROLLS.— The remains of cold roast or boiled Le.f, seasoning to taste of salt, pepper and minced herbs, puff paste. Mince th<* beef tolerably line, with a small aw u it of its own fat; add a seasoning of pepper and sa';t and chopped herbs: put ihe whole into a roll of putt' paste and bake for half an hour, or rather longer, should the roll be very large. Beef patties may be made of cold meat by mincing and sea soning beef as directed above and bak ing in a rich puff" paste in patty tins. GRAFTlNG. —Grafting can be continu ed till the buds of the trees are nearly pushed into leaf. Sometimes, from a pressure of other work, soine valuable scions have been left 011 hand too late to work. It may be interesting to know that if such scions are put into the ground, much the same as if they were cuttings, they will keep good for six weeks or two month?, by which time the bark will run freely, when the set m n;ay be treated as buds, and w 11 succeed just as well as buds taken lrom young summer shoots. THE Improved Rifln offered for sale by the Chichester Rifle Co., of Jersey City, N. J., at the low price of SU.SO of which our agent has examined, is without doubt the best bargain in Fire-arms ever presented to the public. They are handsomely made and cannot fail to give satisfaction, being very accurate for either sporting or target purposes. Any of our readers requir ing a reliable gun cannot do better than wcure a Chichester. A puzzle to scientists is the remarka ble persistence of certain odors. More than 1,000 years ago the mortar used in the construction of the Mosque of St. Soph a, in Coi staminople, was charged with musk, the perfume of ,T hich permeates the building to this day. Ditaiice ail Competitors The dairyman who uses Gilt-Edge Butter Maker will increase his product G per cent., improve its quality 20 per cent, and distance all competitors who do not use it. 25 cents' worth of the powder will increase product and market value of same $3.00. Can you make a better investment? bold by grocers, druggists and general store keepers. bend stamp for "Hints to Butter-Makers." Address, Butter Im provement Co., Buffalo, N. Y. WIT AND HUMOR. "IT'S astonlshin'," remarked the old forty-niner, as lie nodded over Ids glass, "it's astonlshin' what a coward man is at home—a reg'lar erawllu' sneak, by Jove! I've travelled a good bit and held up my end in most o' the camps on t lie coast si nee '4l. I've'got Muee bullets inside o' me. I've shot an' been shot at, an' never heard nobody say I hadn't as good grit as most tellers that's goin'. But at home I'm a cayoto. A torn I'd let the woman know that her hot biscuit wasn't A 1 when it's like stiff amalgam, I'd till myself as full as a re tort. I've done it lots of times. Most of my teeth is gone from tuggin' on beefsteaks that the old woman fried. D'ye think 1 roar out when 1 go over a chair in the dark? No, sir. While I'm rubbiu'uiv sliiusan'kcepiu' hack the tears, I'm likewise sweatln' fur fear tne old woinan has been woke up by the upset. 1 didn't use to he so," sighed the poor fellow, thoughtfully rubbing his shining scalp. "When we tirst hitched I thought 1 was the superin tendent ; but alter a year or two of urgyin' the pint I settled down to shov in* the ear at low wages. 1 kin lick any man o' my age an' size," cried tho old gentleman, banging the saloon table with his wrinkled list; "I'll shoot, stand up or rough-an'-tumble for coin, but when 1 hung my baton tlie peg in the hall an' take off muddy boots, an' hear tiie old woman ask It that's me, 1 t"lI vou the starch eouies right out o' me." AN inhabitant of a suburban town, after spending a convivial evening, w as Mseovered among the carrots and cah b g'S of his hunib e garden, wrappi d in slumber. "Well, Bill" said an admir ing friend, as he shook the prostrate youth, "what are you doing out here?" "Watching for a hen that stole her nest," was the sententious answer. "But what are your eyes shut for, Bill?" "Don't want the old hen to see me," gruffly replied the sleeping philosopher. WK could no more be without Dub bins' Electric Soap,(made by Cragin A Co., Philadelphia,) in our family than without a stove. It is pure, and does its own work without the main strength of the washwoman. Try tl. THE optic of the old man swung loosely on its axisas he glared upon the trembling youth who askea him for the hand of his daughter. "Ob. do not ca*t tue off!" n.oaned the love-owels, and impart a tone of vigor to the whole body. THERE is to be a show of felines in Boston and it is proposed to take the whole cat egory ai d kit-In. Lovers of the mews-cs will doubtless be enter tained. To be happy, the passions must be cheerful ami gay, not gloomy and mel ancholy. A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sor row, real poverty. THOSE passionate persons who carry their heart in their mouth are rather to be pitied than feared; their threaten ing* serving no other purpose than to forearm him that is threatened. "WJJAT are stunip-speakers?" was asked oi tlie smart boy at the Head of tho class. "Men who earn their living by the sweat of their tongue," was the prompt reply. XEVER trample on another's feelings if those feelings are in the boots In the shape of corns, especially if another is bigger than you are. ADVICE OF AN OLD FRIEND. —The baby would be always bright and cheerful if an occasional dose of Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup were administered. T*E man who invents a successful itch ointment should have an niche in the tern pie of fame. AMONG Whitehall butthers meat passes as currency. Legal tender steaks are at par. < DON'T run on an errand, little boy— you might injure it with the nails in your boots. BURNING up a watering place is the 1 test parodoxical leal of tlie "lire fljnd." AFFECTION OK TUB IIVEK, BILIOUS DISOR ER9, Blck Headache. & •.. are thoroughly cuied by Dr. JayDe's Sanative Pills. Acting as a gentral laxa tive, they remove ail Irritating aua fecal mat ter from the bowels, gradually ch rnge the vitiated secretions of the sto;na h ana liver and restore these organs to a healthy condition. New York Ufa Insurance Compaunjr. An old merchant whose business ex periences and observations extend over a period exceeding halt a century, is authority for the assertion that"money made by speculation is nearly invari ably lost in the same way, and that all great and lasting commercial success *s have been achieved by steady adher ence to legitimate methods and six per cent, interest." The general policy of the New York Life Insurance Company would seem to have been tashloned after some such ultra-conservative but prosaic model, for this ancient corpora tion claims to hold rigidly to accepted methods and beaten paths. One happy result of this careful policy is observed in its exemption from vicissitudes, 'l'ho entire accumulations were, In 1573, twenty-four millions, and the surplus less than tiiree and a half millions of dollars; these figures are at the end of seven years, the worst ever known in the history of life insurance, respec tively thirty-nine millions and seven millions, and ever since that date the receipts for interest alone have exceed ed the amount ot death claims. There were issued during the past year live thousand live hundred and twenty-lour policies, insuring something more than seventeen millions of dollars. This number and amouut could, no doubt, have been exceeded had the company been willing to incur additional ex pense. The object seems to have been to keep the amount at risk up to the usual uiark at $127,500,000, and enable the company to hold its own until a better asm ranee of a general business revival encouraged afu 11 her expansion, tor this company's especially is safety uot display. Substitute for Calomel. —Sulphate of manganese is now being iiitrodueed a* a substitute for mercury in the varioi • billions troubles. In jaundice, hepa tic dropsy and hypochondriasis it Is stated to have produced most remarka ble results, and in hemorrhoids and in congestion of the fauces and bronchitis It is proved no less eflleacinus. Anae mic patient*, who cam o take any of the preparations of iron, are enabled to take iron with two to five grains of sulphate of manganese. It is found prefeiahle to administer the manganese in ten grains to a scruple dose in a glass °f water, adding a little citrate of mag nesia to cause effervescence. By these doses large bilious dejections are pro duced. llalfa drachm is said to be the utmost dose ever necesary, ten grains being usually quite sulllcient. Consumption Cured. AN old physician, retired from prac tice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for Con sumptiou, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and ail Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure lor Ner vous Debility and ail Nervous Com plaints, after having tested its wonder ful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it knew to ids suffering fellows. Actu ated by tiiis motive and a desire to re lieve human suflering. 1 will send free of charge to all who desire it, this re eipe, in German, French, or English, with full directions lor preparing and using. Sent by mail by addlesslng with stamp, naming this paper, W. W. "*NKKA R. Powers' Block, Rochester, yew York. Few persons are aware that most pow erful telescope in existence is not the gig tntic reflector of Lord Rose, with a mirror six feet in diameter. The re: 1 power of a telescope consists in aceura e definition, in which tills great instri - ment lias been surpassed by several smaller ones. The flnest telescope in tiie world has undoubtedly been the twenty-six-inch refract >r of the Unit* d Slates Naval Observatory at Wa-.li n - ton ; but a reflector, with a mirror thii ty-seven and oi e half Indies in diaine- Hr, lias just been completed by Mr. A. A. Common, ot England, which is ex pected l>om the results of tests thus fir applied to excel the American iu s.rument in power. A German apiarist applies electricity to the handling of bees. The insects are stunned by the passage of the elec tric current through the swarm, and remain motionless lor a quarter of an hour or more. No injury to the bees results. YKLLOW FEVKR. —The engineers ol the Central Railroad of Georgia say : "Though exposed to the worst mias matic inflilences of the Yellow Fever, by uoitig in and coming outof Savannah at different hours of the nignt, and also in spending entire nights in the city during the prevalence of the Yellow Fever epidemic oi 1870, witli but the sin gle exception of one of us (who was tak en sick, but speedily recovered) we con tinued in our usual good health —a cir cumstance we can account lor in no other way but by the effect, under Providence, of the habitual \ud con tinued use of Simmons' Liver Regulator while we were exposed to this Yellow Fever malsriH " An Interesting account of the artifl-c ial production of oligiste is given in tlie Itatian Chemical G izette. Pieces ot lava from Vesuvius were placed in a concentrated solution of common salt and then introduced into a bottomless crucible, where they were subjected to the heat ot a Bunsen burner lor several daj's. At the end of that time the frag ments were seen to be covered with hematite and scales of oligiste were scantily dispersed over the surfaces. Shoemaker's wax has been used with success in Glasgow to illustrate to the students ol natural philosophy, in a model, the tlow ot glaciers. Jt is won derful how closely the flow of this wax resembles thar of ice. Sir W. Thomson has also e.np oyed this sort of wax to show the motion of lighter bodies like cork, and heavier bodies like bullets, through a viscous substance. A writer argues that, railroads and t.i -ir o;>e atl >1 s are among the greate. t sources of increased rain tall in coun tries reported arid ; and expresses the opinion that they have already changed the climate along the Northern Pacific Railroad, and that the same efl ;t will follow railroad constructio' every where in the Northwest. The rotation ol the earth often intro tluces a disturbing element in long range shooting, which, however, being co istant at any range, is corrected without the disturbing cause being real y known. 1o the Hemorrhoidal SuflTerlnu Humanity. W. P. K ttrell. Prin. Dayton Academy, Day ton, Ala., writes to Meaord. P. Neuaiaedter & Co. : "Enclosed please find one d liar. Send me bv return mail one box of " Anakeris ," Dr. S. Silsbee'a External Pile Remedy. Am much pi awed with sample sent me. I consider it a great boon to poor Buffering hemorrhoidal humanity. Yours truly W. P. KITTRELL. Samples of " Anakesis ," are Bent free to all mfferers by the sole manufacturers. Messrs. P. Neustaedter Si Co., Vox b946, New York. The Voltaic Kelt Co., Marshall, Mich. V\ill scud their celcbra'ed Electro Voltsio Belta t' the afflicted upou 30 dan's trial. Hpee.ly cures guaranteed. They meau what they aay. Write to thetu without deLy. VEGETINE KIDNEY COMPLAINT DIHEASC OP THE KIDNEYS. The symptoms of an acute attack ot Inflam mation of the kidney* are as follows: Fever, p.tiu In the small ot the back, and thence shoot ing downward numbness ot tb* thigh, vomit ing. usually at first a deep red color of the ur no, which becomes pale and colorless as th disease Increases, an t is discharged Very often with pain and difficult); costiveness, a d some de gree of colic. In chronto dlseas sot the kidneys the lymptoms a e pain in the back and limb*, urrnesi of the skin, frequent urination (especi ally a> night) general dropsy, headache, dizzi ness ot Might, Indigestion, end palpitation ot the heart, gradnul loss of -trength. paleness and Sumac* of the face, cough and shortness of realh. In diseases ot the kidneys the Vegettns gives immediate re lfef. It has never failed to cure when it it taken regularly and directions fol lowed. In mauy cases u may take several bo - ties, especially cases of long standing. It acts dlrccily upon the secretions, cleansing and strengthening, removing all obstruction* and Impurliies. A g'eai mauy can testlfy to ca>es of long standing having ben perfectly cu ed by the Vsget ne, even after trying many of the known reme tea which are sa a to be expressly for this disease Kidney Complainte. CINCINNATI, 0., March IV, ISIT. H K. STRVBNS: Dear Sir:—l have used your VKOKTINB for some time, and can truthfully say It lias been a great benefit to me ; and to those suffering from dis eases of the Kidneys, I cheerfully • e umm<>nd it. Respectfully, O. U. SMITH, Attested to by K. B. Ashfleld, Druggist, Oor. Eighth and Central Avenue. CINCINNATI, 0., April IV, 1577. MR. H R. STBVBNS : # 1 have su(Tared several years with the Kidnew ! n vj iwlii'l 4'RETAIHTHE HEAT LONGER.^, J 4DO NOT BURN THE HAND> \J I A "j a i I wg i, y Ify y| f fA 4 1 RON BOTH WAVS.it , | I ~ ■ mrnmb (IM KhJVKta T\. and skast a prsHMis —ai xJ. §22 OPERA CLASSES7 Micrueop-. 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Stordirant's Great Catarrh Remeiy Ts the safest. most avreeable and etr ctual remedy In the world for the cure of CATARRH. No matter trem what cause, or how long standing, by giving STURDIVANT'S CATARRH REMEDY n fair and Impartial trial, you will be convinced of this fact. This nndicine is very pl-neant and •an bn t iken by the most delica'e stomsrh. For sale ljr all Drtigtdsts. and by liOLLOWAY A CO., 802 Arch Street, I'hilsde phia. Popular Game of 15 - 16. Sent to any address in United States or Canada Post. faid for TKN CENTS. OSO V R W. YOUNG, Manufsctnrer, Post Office Box 2114, New York eity. Those answeriug au aoveruseineui %u confer s isvor upon the Advertiser and the Publisher bystatlng that they saw the adver 'lsement In this tour aa If naming the paper)- A BREECH-LOADING REPEATING RIFLE FOR $6.50. THE IMPROVED "CHICHESTER." Weight from sto 8 Pounds. Length of Barrel 22 Inches. The many reed-rant this Paper will no doubt remember. dnrtnr the past six month*, having een our advertleement of the now celebrated CHICHESTER RIFLE, neeonipniiled ' y fluttering editorial notices iu the New York " Tribune." Atlas," " World," and otlier leading newspapers throughout the country. In reeponeo to a roiu all quarters, we ■.eclded to materially Improve our rifle, and as now offered It la the moat complete weapon or the kind In existence. The simple ad lltlon of PEE? and OI.OBE SIGHTS (lor which other mann ictureri charge from to ss>ls worthy of special attention. Notwithstanding the Immense ail vance In both metal and labor we ehall offer the CHIC H ESTER yj' 11 the new uaprove uenta at the same proportionate MUD ROCK price aa before. WE DEFT COMPETITION Iromanyof the monopolist high price manufacturer,, ana aa the " New York Tribune ' end other papers lUtljr remarked, offer the bent bs-valn In Fire-arms ever presented to the Amerlran people. These Rifles have been In course of active manufacture for over one year. The Patents which cover iem being dated March 21th, 1871. May 37th, 1879. CHICHESTER RIFLES WARRANTED and GUARANTEED fobs mad* of at fin* mattrial and in atf borough a eweeer in eeer • speet at nay dre-nrm ix tht World. Every part Is made by special and exiwusive machinery, and In verv large lots. Fire-arms, Hke Sewing Machines and Pianos. have always pahl an tnormoai I'rqjt to the manufactnrera ; the actual cost being but a small part or the selling price. The CHICHESTER W 'H never be sold at the Immense profit aefced by the manufacturers of other ire-arras, but onlv for tue purpose of Introduction will it be sold at the present price, and only lor a limited lime. Wo know this to be in the end the most effective and cheapest way to introduce any meritorious article. We vJUAUANTEB the CHICH ESTER n he equal in MATERIAL and WORKMANSHIP to any Rifle In the World. Tht be*mattrial only U used. The barrels ere X! i nchee lon-, made ol steel, and rifled in the most car-ful manner. The trlmminca are all nlckel-plateiL Black Walnut Stock and very handsomely designed rard-rubberpietol trip. AdjtiMubie i'KEP nod tILOISE Sights, case-hardened hammer and trigger, and tht best of rtrellorkt. BEAR IN MIND this lino old-fashioned paper cartridge army fnn. bit borod so d c -itiiv nor mall i or with cheap wood stork. It Is a BRAN NEW REPEATER. 'hslnr regular Metallic i artridges of i 3. SS and as calibre, which are sold everywhere. FIRES SEVEN fIM-., with one loading, and* very ACCURATE end EFFECTIVE at both sAorf and long dlstan-es. It can be loaded in fifteen seconds, and every shot discharged In ten aeennda if necessary. <;an be used as a single shot riflo if desired. Everv one Is shot and thoroughly tested before leaving '.he fartorv. £very one is nnmbertd and a WARRANT is given for each, si'jned by the Company. We have targets made with the CHICHESTER ** mid range, that cannot 1* beaten. Each one is rarked separately in a heat cleaning rod. ±c., and tent to any addn-ja on l of price. We will get special rates from the Express Companies aud can guarantee tuat the Express Charges will not amount to over 60 01* 75 cents to mutt parte of the country. We eauuot of Road, sn.l within one block of the Ferries (ten minutes'sail from New Yo:k City.) If you have acquaintances In New York or vicinity, ask them to etep Into our salesrooms and examine the CHICHESTER RIFLES, and Targets made with them at long and short range, and read testimonials received from well-known sportsmen. „ _ _ . Foronr reap melblllty we refer to the principal Ranka and Kxprea. Companies of Jersey CKy. In orderingsend Money by Registered Letter. Foot Offlce Money Order, Draft on New Y" or.lfpr r r r "d forward to anv F.xpress Agent In Jereev City, with instructions to yeiy money to na on (Ulirrrg of the Rifle. Make all Checks and Money Writers payable to Cn*vH M jTLfl RIFLE CO., W. M. WTCHfiTT, Treasurer. 31 Mnntj-nijiwrw Street, Jersev City, Saw Jersey. U. 9. A. V V II I 111 I 11.1111 incwpwrelyd under Laws of the State of New Jersey, i i ■i n . „ • A Musical Library. IUTNON dk CO. from time to time gather to gether their beet, choicest, moat successful au 260 page*. Sheet Muetc sice. There are ni'W Jj hooka of the eerlea. Collectively, they coiitaln nearly all the really go> d aheet mn-ic ever puhllatiud. H paintrly considered, each book la iuilepeiidaiit of the other, a< d h- hla the t eat s-nga or i lecea of ita kind. The very moderate ooat ooui meuda them. Price iu Boarda. 92.00, Cloth, 02 60; Gilt, 03.QS. The following are the VOCAL.booka only. Nanahlne of Hong. M popular Seng*. World ofhoiig. 85 Soubb. Great variety . Uenia of Kngllih iong. 78 Seuga. New hook, ■luiinutiolri Moore'a Irlati Nrlodlea. MW la oua air a. Mllvur Choral. Il Songa. Ueuia ofUarman Kong. 100 German Gema. * fcroitlali " Idi Hcottiah Gema. " Marred M 110 of th# beat. Nboa arof I'enrla C 2 capital Duata. W realb of Giems 86 Song', gulte varied. Mllvur Wrealh. 60 Songa. Duata and Trloa. Operatic Puarls. 82 favorite Opera Songa. 31 ua Ira i Treaauie. and Inatrumeutal. Any book mailed, poet-free, for above pricea. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. J. I. DITSON A CO. 1228 Chestnut St.. Phila. 151 THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. OFFICE, 2Voh. 346 A 348 Broadway. January 1, 1990. Amount of Net Cash Assets. Jan. 1, W7t ...................OSS.OIS.dOT.SI Lt'ie d duciiou to cover dtcioaao iu value ol U. 0. Boutin and otb**r MBti •• Wfl W BEVEXt'E ACAJOU ST. 034>T7.4JW Premium*. 06.3H2.879 78 Ira* deferred premium* Jan. 1, 1879, 0379.8?0 09 04/03 086.14 Intel vat aud reuU. q 2,339,676.93, leas iuk rSt accrued Jan.l, 1878, %*06,£tt.83 2AJ33*6IUV 08,036 484.14 DIVBEBNESENT ACCOUNT. 044.1U.17d 8 Losses by death, fncludlng Reversionary addition* to am* Ol .W,854-22 Endowment* matured-and discounted, including Kevrreionary additions to asm* 10J16.256.22 Amiuitl**', dividends aud returned premium* on cancelled policies —2,236.379.97 Taxes >nd re-insurances ••••• 73 64 Commission*, brok-r.-p-e, agency expens-a and physicians tees 926163 JU Office aud law expeuaoa, anient*, advertising, printing, Ac Aj7 — 05,928 7f 16 * ASSETS. 038,186,4*1 M Caah in bank, r-n hand, and in transit (alnce receleved).— 01.961,701.48 luvevt -d in U. 8., N. Y. City and other stocks (market value 014166,192.84) 13 644 671.96 Real estate. Bonda and mortgagee, flrat lien on real e-tate (buildings thereon insured for 914187,000 aud the pollclea assigned to the Co aaadditi'-uvl collateral security ...ISAM 178 JB T nip rary loam (secured by stock*, market value gl 5J0.0(W)...__..... SS(J,MJU.i() 'Loans on exlatiug p li iea,(the reserve bald by the Company on these policies amounts to 01.1tiujOOU) - - ■• - - 621 403.02 'Quarterly A armi-anuu 1 prem'aou existing policies, due fubnrguent to Jau.l.'N 367,808012 "Premiums on eiuailug policies In course of transmission and col lee tios (esti mated reserve on these polioiea, 9330 ioo, included in liabilities)— 211J26 8 • Agents' bitla cos 21,199.8 Accrued interest on investment* Jan, 1, WO ........" 317 JBB.ll 036,186,431.68 "A -'etaf'ed schedule of th-ae itams will accompany th- usual annual report filed with the insurance Department of the Ktate ot New York Excess of market value of securities overcoat SUJtote cash annets, Jaa. 1.1000 oss,sm.mul ported b-aae* awaiting pr<>of Ac —... 1 3 ffiil Matured endowments du and unpaid , 82,780 31 K> • rt<-d tor re-insurance on existrnr p>l ci s; parti- (rating insurance at 4 per cent Carl ah- net i rmnium, non - pat tic patlim af.S per cent. Carl sle net nrem, 34,016,840.82 Ke>ervd lor contingent hab lit ra {.■ Tom in e Dividend Fuud,ov,r and above a 4 pr i'U! refer >e on existing policie< of that class _ 1,371,482 18 He>. rved lor pietuiunis pa diu advance -we. t6.644.26 8J76.6d.18 Divisible turplua at 4 per cent 3,>20,57'.t0 * a ,994, 62.6b Sin pine, est'mated by the N-w York I'tatw Standard at 4)tf W cent., over. o74Bo4kti.il 1 ' Fr ui the undivided surplus of 03,120 J71.48 the Hoartot Treat es lias declared a Bever'lonai y dividend to participating nolieiea in proportt >o to heir c ntr-bution to mrpD'h, avallableou settlement of neat an liUal pietuiuui. During the jear polic.es have barn isseeu, iuaurlug 17J98,173. N imber of Policies In force. Amount at Risk. January 1. 1876... .44,661. January 1, 1676 0196 131,119. .. 18T7....48 421. .. .. 1877 1k7.748.473, .. 1878....46 6-iS. .. .. 1878 117.901.887. .. 1H79....4-\oUft. .. .. 1879 126.8rt.144. .. 1880.... 46,706. .. .. 1880 107,411,763. Dea h Claims Paid. Income from Interest. Divisible surplus at 4 per cent. 1875. .0i,6'.'4 815, 1875. .$1,870,668. January 1, JBT6. 09,490 654. is;c.. 1 547.545. 1K76.. 1,906.860. .. .. 18 7.. 2 < 06,816. 1877.. 1,638,1558. 1877.. 1,867,467. .. .. IKB.. 2,664.144. 18:8.. 1,687.676. ISTB.. 1.548 666. .. . 1079.. O;BMA3ti. 1170.. 1,669,854. - 1879.. 2,036,660 .. .. 1809.. 8,120,871. TUkODORE M. BANTA MORRIS FRANKLIN. WILLIAM H. BF.ERS, cashier. a* President. Vice Pres. ana Actuary CHAB. WRIGHT, M. D., HENRY TUCK, M. D., Medical Ezamlneis. J. D. WELLS, Gen. Manager for Pennsylvania.) v Offices: 43;: Chestnut aL, Phi la. ALBERT WILSON. Assist, do. do do. J ni> powd * r "I* "Gllt'Edgv " Batter the year noi Oaa mon-aenae aad the Science of Chemktry applied to Batten maklag. July, August and Winter Butter made equal to the ( beat June preducL lucrraam product 0 per oout. Improve* quality at least CO per cent. Reduces labor of churning an* half. Pre rents Batter becoming rancid. Improve* market I-- J ralne oto 6 cents a pound. Goarmuteed free from all lujartoui lsffredleuts. Gives a nice Golden Color the year round, tt jZ Jy ' ' '1 worth will prodnoo SO.OO in lnerenm of prednet and market vulus. Csn you make s better Investment! Beware of lmHatlone. Genuine eokl only In boxes with trade mark of dairymaid, together with wonla ** Gilt-Kdgs Bcttbb ILakkh" printed on eaoh package. Powder auM by Groceri and General More-keepen. Aak your detour for guy* y f|4n i w*r S * onr book " IflnU to Butter-Makers." or *end a ramp to no eFWb ' i tor aixe, k lb., at 26 wnu; Large *me. SV tea, 01.oa Grout anving by buying the larger stan A bJidreaa, Bumi IBPtUVLMUIT CO, PWvn liUrUI Ivrrxui SI. W DVERTISEMENTS nsorted in ATVY OR AEI of the Newspapers named In the Di-ear tory for O.\E TIME, or for ONE YEAR, in the beat positions, whioh are oarefully watched, at the LOWEST PRICES, on application to S. M. PETTENCILL & CO., at either of their offices in ESTIMATES MADE For Advertisers without oharge, for insertion in a CHOICE SQL EG HON of Newspaper or for the BEST Newspapers in ▲NY City, Town, County or Section. Advertisements in the Best Positions, at Very Reasonable Bates. S. M. PETTENGILL & CO. 701 Oliestmut Street. Plallada. SAPONIFIER lathe OH Reliable Concentrated Lye foT 7AMTLT SOAP MAKING. Direction* accompany each can for making ilard, Kofi and Toilet Noap guicaly. It la mil weight and atr ugth. JLBK FOR gAPONIFIER, AND TAKE NO OTUKR. PENW't HALT HAMirO CO w PHILAP'A AGENTS WANTED KA.'ffl'-fi • impleta and authentic hiatory of the grant tour of GRANT AROUND B WORLD (t deHorihea Royal Pal a era. Rare Cnrloeftlao, Wealth and Wonders of th* lndiec, China. Japan, etc. A million people want it. Thla la the beat ebane* of your Ufe to make money. Beware of "cateh-peony" imitation* Prio* only 03.00. head for etreulaiu and term ato Ageuta. Address Natiohal Fcbliimixu Co., Philadelphia. DIPHTHERTAir Johnson's Anodyne Idnlment Will pon> trply prevent this terrible Unease, and win posit 1 rely cure nine esses in ten. Intnimsttos that will ssrs many lives sent free by mall. Do hi d'lay a moment. Prerentlua la better than core, iold everywhere. I. I. JOHNSON dfc CO.. Bssrsr, Mac rTVnffiTTL IF YOU WOULD BXPROPERLY v—i>C suited with spectacles, apply or correspond to DR. N. C. GRAY. Optician. 88 N. TWELFTH BtreeL Philadelphia, Pa.